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Definition of Attenuation

1. Noun. Weakening in force or intensity. "Attenuation in the volume of the sound"

2. Noun. The property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density.

Definition of Attenuation

1. n. The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.

Definition of Attenuation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Attenuation

1. Process by which a beam of radiation is reduced in intensity when passing through material - combination of absorption and scattering processes, leading to a decrease in flux density of beam when projected through matter. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attenuation

attentively attentiveness attentivenesses attents attenuant attenuate attenuate attenuated attenuated attenuated tuberculosis

attenuated vaccine attenuated virus attenuates attenuating attenuation (current term) attenuation (current term) attenuations attenuation coefficient attenuation compensation attenuation factor

attenuator attenuator attenuators attercop attercops attest attestant attestants attestation attestations

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